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WRENGH. w No. 288,098.- Patented Nov. 6, 1883.

Q 8 a a 6 m UNITED STATES CHARLES H. MYERS, OF PHELPS, NEW YORK.

WRENCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,098, dated November6, 1883.

Application filed June 6, 1883. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHAS. H. MYnRs, aoiti zen of the United States,residing at Phelps,

= in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in renches, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in wrenches; and it hasfor its objects to provide a cheap and convenient tool that may bereadily adjusted. and applied to work.

lhese objects I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of my improvedwrench, and Fig. 2 a partial sectional view thereof.

The letter A indicates the shank of the wrench, which is set in asuitable handle, B. lhe said shank at its end is enlarged, as indicated,into an annulus, C, and is provided on top with a barrel, D, for thepurpose hereinafter specified.

The letter E indicates a circular plate hav ing an opening-at thecenter, and provided on one side with a sleeve adapted to fit within theannulus C, so as to rotate freely therein. The

sleeve is of such length as to be flush with the face of theannulus,'and has secured on its end parts are held together.

an annular cogged or ratcheted disk, F, by means ofscrews or otherwise,whereby the In the barrel before mentioned is located a spring-actuatedbolt, G, which is straight on one side at its outer end, and beveled atthe other end, so that it will engage the cogs on the disk F when thewrench is turned in one direction and slip when turned in the oppositedirection. The barrel is cut away about midway between its ends, and thebolt is provided with a headed pin, H, by means of which the bolt may bedrawn and held back when necessary. Upon the face of the plate E areformed two grooved ways, 1, upon which are arranged to slide theclamping-jaws K, which are provided with threaded apertures at the endson one side, through which passes a right-and-left screw, L, which isprovided with a milled dislgM, by which it may be turned to adjust thejaws.

The operation of my wrench will be readily understood from the abovedescription, in connection with the drawings.

It will be seen that=the bolt may be'turned over, by reason of thecut-away. portion of the barrel D, so as to lock the pawl H in such Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\ CHARLES HENRY MYERS.

Witnesses:

WM. B. Horcnnrss, F. O. HOLOHKISS.

